Huge collection, amazing choice, 100+ million high quality, affordable RF and RM images. The peculiarity of these minarets appears firstly in their unusual odd number as the customary number was one, two, four or seven as found in the Kaabah, Al-Haram As-Sharif. This minaret, which is on the left side of the Umayyad Mosque is also known as the Jesus minaret. Minaret of Isa. It is the first monumental work of architecture in Islamic history. The Mosque is supplied with three unusual minarets dominating the sky of Damascus. Minarets of Umayyad Mosque . Visiting John the Baptist in Damascus. The spot where the mosque now stands was originally a temple dedicated to the idol Hadad in the Aramaean era about 3000 years ago. Courtyard: The ground plan of the Umayyad Mosque is rectangle in shape and measures 97 meters by 156 meters. You can see its nomination at Commons:Valued image candidates/Minarets of the Umayyad Mosque, … Description: The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus (Arabic transliteration: Ğām' Banī 'Umayya al-Kabīr) or formerly the Basilica of Saint John the Baptist (Greek transliteration: Vasilikí tou Agíou Ioánni tou Vaptistí), located within the circuit walls of the old city of Damascus, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. The peculiarity of these minarets appears firstly in their unusual odd number as the customary number was one, two, four or … The Western Minaret (Madhanat al-Gharbiyya). It is considered by some Muslims to be the fourth-holiest place in Islam. The image set has been assessed under the valued image set criteria and is considered the most valued set on Commons within the scope: Umayyad Mosque. Minarets: There are three minarets in the Umayyad Mosque: The Minaret of the Bride (Madhanat al-Arus). The southwest minaret was rebuilt by … ... "That is the Jesus minaret--where Jesus will return at the end of the world," he said, leading me into the courtyard. The image set has been assessed under the valued image set criteria and is considered the most valued set on Commons within the scope: Umayyad Mosque. The Minaret of Jesus (Madhanat Isa). Minarets of Umayyad Mosque The Mosque is supplied with three unusual minarets dominating the sky of Damascus. The mosque stands on the site of a 1st-century Hellenic temple to Jupiter and of a later church of St. John the Baptist. Some of the earliest known minarets can be found in Syria. The oldest minaret in the country is said to be the one opposite the mihrab of the Great Mosque of Damascus, known also as the Umayyad Mosque. But perhaps no place excited me more than the splendid shrine of John the Baptist in the Umayyad Mosque of Syria. This is one of the images forming part of the Valued image set: Minarets of the Umayyad Mosque on Wikimedia Commons. From the Abbasid period onwards, minarets became a common feature of mosques. This minaret, which is located on the left side of the Umayyad Mosque, is also known as the minaret of Jesus. This minaret, on the left side of the Umayyad Mosque is also known as the Jesus minaret. The image set has been assessed under the valued image set criteria and is considered the most valued set on Commons within the scope: Umayyad Mosque.